Tech was here today. Agreed it was not a receiver problem since he has a HR24 non-Genie and it occurs for him as well! This is a transmission problem and unless it's resolved soon I'll be switching back to Comcast.

Thanks for posting this. This is exactly what I see, and the problem is not getting better. Often it happens even more frequently. It seems to be mainly a Genie problem. If I record the same show at the same time on my HR-21, the pixelation happens only on the Genie.

He had nothing to gain by lying to me. He actually called his manager to document my case (which is still open and unresolved BTW ) and left his number for me to call when I notice it occurring in real time. Additionally, I just received a message from our local NBC affiliate and the have activated logging on their reception. They have asked me to call with exact times so they can see if there are any transmission anomalies. So I'll play a little longer.

He had nothing to gain by lying to me. He actually called his manager to document my case (which is still open and unresolved BTW ) and left his number for me to call when I notice it occurring in real time. Additionally, I just received a message from our local NBC affiliate and the have activated logging on their reception. They have asked me to call with exact times so they can see if there are any transmission anomalies. So I'll play a little longer.

He had nothing to gain by lying to me. He actually called his manager to document my case (which is still open and unresolved BTW ) and left his number for me to call when I notice it occurring in real time. Additionally, I just received a message from our local NBC affiliate and the have activated logging on their reception. They have asked me to call with exact times so they can see if there are any transmission anomalies. So I'll play a little longer.

This isn't unique to NBC broadcasts. I'm watching my recording of tonight's Nascar race, which was broadcast on ESPN and it's doing this quite a bit. Looks exactly like the example videos posted below. I've had this problem in the past as well, thought I don't remember all the channels it has happened on. I know for sure it HAS happened on NBC for me, as I remember one episode of America's Got Talent was completely unwatchable due to this same issue.

There are reports if this occurring on ABC, CBS and NBC in isolated market areas. Let's just say local channel feeds. There is a problem with the way DirecTV receives local signals. Apparently, our local channel's here in Tucson are transmitted to LA and rebroadcast to us in AZ. ***?

Well, I did the last thing I could do to try & resolve this - I had a HR44 installed. Will report back.

You might be having a totally different issue. Best to start your own new thread with more information about your equipment and any troubleshooting you've tried so far. Be sure to check your satellite signal readings, too.

Service was out last week and replaced my HR34 with a HR44 and I have not seen ANY pixelation/freeze issues with the recordings on NBC or any other channel. On the other hand, I did pick up a 1 sec. blackout (with sound continuing normally) on CBS today which is a separate issue.

So, folks, here's another nail in the HR34's coffin. It takes an act of congress (in short supply these days) to get DTV to install a HR34 but open a case, keep on them and they'll do it.